ASTRIDE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. ASTRIDE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ASTRIDE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ASTRIDE is to know. It scores 8 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ASTRIDE
No single letter turns ASTRIDE into another word.
How ASTRIDE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ASTRIDE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 28,591.
What stands out about ASTRIDE
- The same 7 tiles also spell 9 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ASTRIDE mean in Scrabble?
preposition
With one leg on each side of something, or stretching across it.
Astride suits riders on horses, bikes and fences, but it also describes things that span a river or border. As an adverb the word describes the legs-apart posture itself.
How ASTRIDE is used
Typically placed before the thing straddled, as in astride a horse.
- The boy sat astride the garden wall.
- A great bridge lies astride the river.
- He stood astride the doorway, blocking the light.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ASTRIDE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ASTRIDE
The 7 tiles of ASTRIDE in a different order — 9 found.
Shorter words from the letters in ASTRIDE
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Common questions about ASTRIDE
- Is ASTRIDE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ASTRIDE, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ASTRIDE worth?
- ASTRIDE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ASTRIDE mean?
- With one leg on each side of something, or stretching across it.
- What letters can be added to ASTRIDE?
- No single letter can be added to ASTRIDE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ASTRIDE:
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